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Deposition History of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in a Svalbard Ice Core (RiS ID 11121)

Tildelt: kr 46 999

This project aims to produce a long-term record of the historical deposition of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Svalbard. PFAS are a toxic anthropogenic organic contaminant and have been identified by the Arctic Monitoring Assessment Programme (AMAP) as one of the major chemicals of emerging arctic concern. This is why the Norwegian Polar Institute has identified the need for long-term trend investigations in Svalbard into emerging contaminants such as PFAS. This project will use an ice core to investigate the historical deposition of PFAS. This will produce long term trend data, but will also seek to identify transport mechanisms and major sources of PFAS. Whilst the toxic effects of PFAS in Svalbard's apex predators such as polar bear and arctic fox is understood, little is known how PFAS comes to be in Svalbard. This project is made possible by a collaboration between the University Centre in Svalbard, the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and the University of Oxford. Results and findings from the project will be disseminated with the local community in Longyearbyen, researchers and students at UNIS and Oxford, pollution monitoring bodies and the scientific community.

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